QUEENSLANDRACING INTEGRITY COMMISSION
 
STEWARDS REPORT
 
GLADSTONE TURF CLUB Inc
 
GLADSTONE – SATURDAY 27 May 2023
 
WEATHER – Fine  TRACK RATING – Sand   RAIL – True
PENETROMETER – N/A
 
OFFICIALS
 
Chairman of Stewards – S Larkins
Stewards – M Heath, S Stehbens
Clerk of Scales – Stewards
Judges – S & D Thomson
Veterinarian – Dr K Thomson
Starter – B Lisle & L Wareham
 
 
GENERAL
The following runners were scratched due to no available rider.
Race 1 HANOVER SQUARE
Race 4 DYNAMIC VERSE
 
Race 1: BRADFORD CREATIVE BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP 850 metres
 
TYCOON HUNTER – Raced wide throughout.
 
LILY ALLEZ (NZ) – Raced wide throughout. Hung in over the final 250m and as a result was unable to be ridden out fully to the finish.
 
MISHANI REBEL – Fractious prior to the start.
 
CINDERELLA MAN – Raced wide throughout.
 
 
Race 2: LITTLE HOUSE OF BEAUTY QTIS MAIDEN PLATE1000 metres
 
PAULI – Slow to begin. Raced wide throughout.
 
TUANAKI CREEK – Rider reported the gelding failed to handle the surface.
 
GORGEOUS KING – Proved very difficult to load and a warning was issued. Raced greenly throughout and resented the kickback.
 
PREPPERS BULLION – Raced wide throughout.
 
TESSELIGHT – Raced greenly during the run.
 
Race 3: HALO HAIR STUDIO BENCHMARK 50 HANDICAP 1194 metres
 
COMMENTS – Raced wide throughout. Rider D Boutet pleaded guilty to a charge under AR209(1) in that he returned to scale 1.5kg underweight as a result of failing to secure lead properly in his lead bag. The license to ride in races of D Boutet was suspended for three weeks to commence midnight 5 June 2023 and conclude midnight 26 June 2023   Acting under the provisions of AR209(2)(a) COMMENTS was disqualified from the event.
 
AWESOME SPIRIT – Slow to begin.
 
RUTTO – Fractious prior to the start. Slow to begin.
 
QUEEN BEAN – Hung out throughout.
 
 
Race 4: BRUCE CATTLE CO 2023 BATTLE OF THE BUSH GLADSTONE QUALIFIER OPEN HANDICAP 1194 metres
 
 
ISIS CARMELLA – Raced keenly in the middle stages before improving forward three wide.
 
SVINDAL – Rider advised the gelding would derive fitness benefit for the run.
 
MISTER LARRABEE – Slow to begin. Raced wide throughout.
 
MR BROSE – Raced wide throughout.
 
LIEUTENANT – Raced three wide early and middle stages before giving ground over the final 400m.
 
 
Race 5: NATALIE JANE MILLINERY CLASS B HANDICAP 1517 metres
 
WHISKEY ROW – Rider dropped her whip in the home straight.
 
LOONEY TUNES – Fractious in the barriers.
 
QUARTER PAST – Began awkwardly. Inconvenienced rounding the turn near the 1000m.
 
MARMION – Raced ungenerously in the early stages.
 
 
 
STEWARDS RACE DAY SUMMARY
 
Summary of action concerning licensees
 
Reprimands
Nil
 
Fines
Nil

Suspensions
Race 3 D Boutet AR209(1) – suspended 3 weeks midnight 05/06/23 to midnight 26/06/23
Overweight
Race 2 Gemma Steele – TESSELEIGHT, + 0.5kg.

 
 
Summary of action concerning thoroughbred horses
 
Horses swabbed post-race.
All winners
 
Warnings/bars
Race 2 GORGEOUS KING – Warning loading manners.
 
 
Summary of rider changes/Late notifications
Race 1:
EAGLE EYE STAR - Ms Hannah Richardson
Race 2:
TESSELEIGHT - Ms Gemma Steele
Race 3:
COME CLEAN - Nikki Olzard 
Race 4:
ISIS CARMELLA - Ms Gemma Steele
Race 4: 
WANDER - Adam Spinks
 
 
 
 
The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to an internal or external review.  The outcome of any internal review is published on the Commission’s website immediately after the release of the internal review decision to the Applicant.  External reviews are managed by QCAT and are not published on the Commission’s website.
 
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.